Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Food Reviews International
ISSN 8755-9129 · eISSN 1525-6103 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1985
Food Reviews International: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.62; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 36 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 219 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Food Reviews International is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Meat and Animal Product Quality and Food composition and properties, together about 22.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nutrition and Dietetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Food Reviews International publishes state-of-the-art original reviews concerned with food science and technology, food sustainability, food chemistry, food analysis and composition, food microbiology, food safety and toxicology, functional foods, food processing and engineering, food packaging, food nanotechnology and biotechnology, sensorial science, new product development, food policy and regulation, novel foods, and food innovations (AI, food omics, future foods, smart processing). Articles, written primarily by researchers and practitioners, should examine most recent research progresses, and emerging issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the field and the food industry, and should be of interest to the scientific community and/or the public with global impact. Food Reviews International publishes in-depth and comprehensive review manuscripts that go beyond simple description and summary of literature. We are not in favor of publishing manuscripts which are mainly incremental and add little new information and critical analyses. Submission of original research articles, or submissions with a focus on nutrition, pharmacology, cosmetics, and medicine (including traditional medicine), or bibliometric reviews will not be considered for publication. Authors should keep the citations minimal. Article should only cite necessary references and those that are preferably from most recent publications (within the last 5 years). Offering technical insights into current global food issues, Food Reviews International contains articles of interest for food scientists and technologists, researchers, educators and students, food chemists, food engineers, agriculturists, microbiologists, toxicologists, nutritionists, and professionals in R&D, sales and marketing, government and governing bodies. Peer Review Statement: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to single-anonymous peer review by independent, expert referees. Submissions are online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Jianping WuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Canada 1, Croatia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine7.9%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Food composition and propertiesNursing7.2%
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.3%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nutrition & Dietetics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Division for Industrial Studies, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, Foods Adlibra, Index to Scientific Reviews, PubSCIENCE, Reference Update, Research Alert
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 6.62LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 9.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 20.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 20.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.51Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.14LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.14Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,174OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 216LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 470,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 470,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,974 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 186 | 23 | 147 |
| 2025 | 219 | 29 | 1,211 |
| 2024 | 93 | 18 | 1,356 |
| 2023 | 113 | 30 | 2,390 |
| 2022 | 138 | 23 | 4,902 |
| 2021 | 195 | 27 | 8,471 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- reviewFood Reviews International publishes state-of-the-art original reviews concerned with food science and technologyLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Authors should keep the citations minimal. Article should only cite necessary references and those that are preferably from most recent publications (within the last 5 years). Model summary
Authors should keep the citations minimal. Article should only cite necessary references and those that are preferably from most recent publications (within the last 5 years).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Food Reviews International is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to single-anonymous peer review by independent, expert referees. Model summary
Peer Review Statement: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to single-anonymous peer review by independent, expert referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 8755-9129
- Electronic ISSN
- 1525-6103
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Food Reviews International
What CAS zone is Food Reviews International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Food Reviews International is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Food Science & Technology / Nutrition & Dietetics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Food Reviews International?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.62; CiteScore 20.6, h-index 138.
How long does peer review take at Food Reviews International?
The publisher reports about 36 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of over 24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Food Reviews International in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences.
Where are the editorial board members of Food Reviews International based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Canada (1) and Croatia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Food Reviews International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Food Reviews International is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Food Reviews International open access, and what is the APC?
Food Reviews International is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .